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Judy 27 E935 T. P. ANELLO ET AL LAYER CAKE LAYER Filed. March 16, 193545 tions I3. This plate IU is provided at substan- Patented July 2, 1935r i I.

Tony Anello and Eugenie A. La Course, I

' Ybor City, Fla.

Application-Martins, 1935,seria1`No. 11,497

v I Claims (Crim-g1) This invention relates to a means whereby.` the I8to be: used. in hanging the device on Ya suitable several layers of alayer cake may be placed one hanger. The bar I is disposed in spacedparallel upon the other without breakingV the cake as is relation tothebar I4. These two bars I4 and I5 frequently the case when one layer isbeing posiconstitute a` guide means for a cake supporting .5 txoned uponthe other. I plate I9.` This plate I9 is constructedin flat form 5 Anobject of this invention is to provide a and is perfectly round'andsubstantially the same meansof this kind which is so constructed thatsize' as the bottom of a layer of cake. The rear it will hold the entirebody of the cake and which orf-'inner portion of the plate I9 isprovided with includes means whereby the supporting means an extension20 and to this extension Y2II are sev may be pulled out from beneath thecake withcured a pair-of parallel bars 2|. The bars 2l are 1g outbreaking the cake during the process of supersecured as by rivets 22 toone side of the extenposing one layer upon the other; y sion 20. Theinner or rear ends of the bars 2l Another object of this invention Aisto provide arev formed ina loop or handle 23 which is angua device ofthis kind which is so constructed that larly disposed with respect tothe length of th one layer of cake may be superposed upon another bars 2I. A f f5' layer in Vconcentric relation to the layer under- *In thepresent instance, the plate' I9 .is proneath. vided with a guide slot 24extending substantially A further object of this invention is to providethroughout the length of the plate I0 and at a a device of this kindwhich is exceedingly light point substantially midwayof the width ofAthe in construction so that it may be readily held in plate. The movablecake supporting plate I9 is 0 one hand with a layer of cake upon thesupslidable through this slot 24 when the handle 23 porting meanstherefor, and the device operated is pulled rearwardly. so as to releasethe cake from the supporting In the use of this device, the layer ofcake is means for placement upon a preceding layer. placed on the cakesupporting plate I9 with the 25 The above and various other objects andadplate I9 disposed in its forward position, that g5 vantages of thisinvention will in part be deis, with an edge of the plate I9 disposedsubstanscribed and in part be understood from the foltially on theconcave side of the arcuate plate Iil lowing detailed description of thepresent preand with the handle 23closelyadjacentthehandle ferredembodiment, the same being illustrated II.l The plate I9 is thendisposed immediately in the accompanying drawing wherein: above thefirst layer of cake and then the oper- 3;)

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section partly in deating handle 23 is pulledrearwardly so as to tail of a device constructed according to anerndrawthe plate I9 into the guide formed by the bodiment of this invention,showing the device two bars I4 .and I5. In this operation, the peinoperative position; ripheral portion of the layer of cake will abutFigure 2 is a top plan partly broken away and against the ixed plate Illon the upper side of :55 in section of the device; the slot 24, so thatwhen the plate I9 is moved Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional Viewtaken into the guide formed kby the two bars I4 and I5, on the line 3--3of Figure 1. the layer of cake will be held against movement Referringto the drawing wherein like numerand the supporting plate I9 will bewithdrawn als of reference designate corresponding parts from beneaththe layer of cake. In this manner, Lio throughout the views, the numeralI0 designates the succeeding layer of cake may be placed upon generallya fixed plate of arcuate construction the preceding layer of cake. Atthe time the which is substantially less than a semi-circle andsucceeding layer of cake is placed upon the first which is provided ateach end with rolled poror preceding layer, the lower portion of theiixed plate I9 kwill engage the periphery of the rst or i5 tially itscentral portion with a handle II of preceding layer oi cake so that theperipheral looped construction secured, as at I2, to the outer edges ofthe two layers of cake will bedisposed side of the plate I9 insubstantially the center of in alinernent. the plate. 'I'he handle II isprovided with an It will be apparent from the foregoing that anelongated straight extension I4, and a second exceedingly simple devicehas been designed for .50 straight bar I5 is secured, as at I6, to theouter use as a kitchen utensil whereby any desired end of the extensionI4. The bar or extension number oi layers of cake may be disposed one I4is provided, as at I1, with an offset inner end upon the other withoutcracking the layers of portion to which the bar I5 is secured. Thetercake as they are being placed one upon the other. minal end of thebar I4 is provided with a hole The forward end portion of the lowerguide bar i5 I5 is provided with an angular extension 25, which engagesagainst the plate IIJ on the lower side of the slot 24 so that theforward end oi' the bar I5 Will be held in spaced parallel relation tothe bar i4 and the lower side of the handle structure II. By providingthe plate II) with the slot 24 in substantially the center thereof, thisdevice may be reversed in its operation, that is, either side of thecake supporting plate I9 may be used in the operation of placing onelayer upon another. When the cake supporting plate I9 is in inoperativeposition, the forward end portion thereof will be disposed atsubstantially the cen-y ter of the fixed plate I9, as shown indottedlines in Figure l of the drawing.

What is claimed isz- 1. A device as set forth, comprising an abutmentplate provided with an elongated slot, a handle secured to the plate, amovablecake supporting plate movable through the slot, land means forsupporting said movable plateV for movement relative to said firstplate.

2. A device .as set forth, comprising a fixed plate member having anelongated slot extending lengthwise of the plate, a handle secured tothe plate, guide means extending longitudinally of the handle, a movablecake supporting plate movable through said slot, and means secured tothe movable plate and slidably engaging the guide means for moving themovable plate rela,- tive to the fixed plate.

3. A device as set forth, comprising a fixed arcuate plate provided Witha longitudinally extending slot therein, a handle secured to the plateat one side of the slot and in substantially the longitudinal center ofthe plate, a movable plate slidable through said slot, guide meanscarried by the handle, and operating means secured to the movable plateand engaging the guide means for moving said movable plate relative tothe fixed plate.

4. A device as set forth, comprising an arcuate longitudinally slottedfixed plate, a handle secured at substantially the central portion ofthe xed plate on one side of the slot thereof, a movable cake supportingdisk, an extension secured to the marginal portion of said disk andextending through said slot, guide means carried by the handle, saidextension slidably engaging said guide means, and operating meanssecured to said extension. l

5. A device as set forth, comprising a fixed plate provided with anelongated slot, said plate being of longitudinally arcuate conguration,a handle secured to substantially the longitudinal center of said plateupon one side of the slot, a cake supporting disk adapted to slidablyengage inl said slot and provided With a marginal extension engagingbeneath the handle, a pair of guide bars secured to said handle and saidfixed plate and extending longitudinally of the handle, said extensionbeing disposed between said guide bars, and operating means secured tosaid extension for moving said disk relative to said xed plate.

6. A device as set forth comprising a fixed elongated plate providedwith a longitudinally extending slot in substantially the transversecenter thereof, a handle secured to the plate at one side of the slotand in substantially the longitudinal center of the plate, a movableplate slidable through said slot, guide means carried by the handle, andoperating means secured to the movable plate and engaging the guidemeans for moving said movable plate relative to the fixed plate.

TONY P. ANELLO. EUGENIE A. LA COURSE.

